Monday, January 2, 2017

Happy New Year 2017!

Happy New Year friends! I can hardly believe it is 2017! I remember being 17 or 18 and waiting for it to turn from the year 1999 to 2000 and for the whole Y2K scare! Ha! I must not have been too worried as I fell asleep before midnight even then! I have never been a late-night gal.

We spent New Year's Eve day at my sister's home. Due to sickness we weren't able to get together with them on Christmas Eve (as per our tradition) so we got together on New Year's Eve instead. That evening we fellowshipped with friends and loved ones (fellow Christians and homeschooling family friends of ours). I didn't take photos of that...but we had a nice time. We had to head home around 9pm that night though because I was near tears from exhaustion (I had been up early, taught an hour spin class then we were at my sister's a good portion of the day and then to the NYE gathering with friends....I was just pooped!).

I *do* have a few fun photos from the time at my sister's house. :) Here they are!

Madelyn had her hair braided by the *braiding-pro* Eloise (who isn't even quite six years old yet!)...

El did a great job! Goodness, I know *adults* who can't even braid! :)

Xavier layed on my lap...

My aunt brought her dog, Spencer, (who my nieces LOVE) to visit! He was *such* a hoot sitting on the couch like this! I was so glad to be able to capture it on camera!

My three with my sister's three children (and the wee one in her belly will be added to this bunch this year! Yay!)...

Opening some gifts (look at Audra's little piggies...aren't they so cute!?)...

Eloise, Audra, and Aunt Ginny...

There's my guy opening one of his gifts!

Xavier wanted me to photograph Spencer laying between his leg and my aunt's. I went to snap the picture and Jaxson did bunny ears (and got *caught* by X at the SAME time!)!!!

My sister's family found this Darth Vader (from Star Wars) Snuggie for Jaxson...

Grammie got the girls mermaid tails...

X with another cute shot of Spencer...

Jax got a face mask to match his Snuggie....so he is all warm and snug...in his *snuggie* teehee...

Those of you who have been reading my blog for a while have watched my children (as well as my sister's children) grow up! Are you as amazed as I am at how fast they are growing!? I *need* time to slow down!

We are back to our routine again...which is nice. I like a nice rhythm to the days. We are schooling again, keeping up with housework and I even made some more stickers to add to my shop! I should hand draw some of my own stickers and scan them and make them into stickers...that would be cute. But as of now, I found and bought some *super* cute gnome graphics and made them into stickers! You can see them below or find them in my etsy shop (HERE).

Happy New Year, Katy! Seeing how fast your kids are growing reminds me of how fast my kids are growing too! We do need time to slow down... Congratulations on another niece or nephew on the way!! Here's a link to my blog, so you can see my "little" ones: www.classiccountryblog.com

Yes I do! They grow like weeds and no matter what we do to halt the process it goes on. I will be quite curious to see if your sisters baby inside will have the strong resemblance as the other 3? Or if she has a boy child will it be influenced by that. Will be fun to see.

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He tends His flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young.~Isaiah 40:11

"The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest. "~ Thomas Moore

"Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality."~ Beatrix Potter

"The homemaker has the ultimate career. All other careers exist for one purpose only - and that is to support the ultimate career. "~ C.S. Lewis"The secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life, and in elevating them to art."~William Morris

"I have no faith in that woman who talks of grace and glory abroad, and uses no soap and water at home. Let the buttons be on the shirts, let the children's socks be mended, let the roast mutton be done to a turn, let the house be as neat as a new pin, and the home be as happy as home can be."